Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-02-25

/ I'm union there is strength" is a
maxim that li2s at the foundation OF
ali associated effort 1t is at once con
fe.sion Of the disadvantages Of isola-
/ tion, and an assertion of the benefits
resulting from combination. 1t pre-.
su opposes the inadequacy of in ividual
labor for the accomplishment of many
of The great purposes of life, and af-
tir,ns the potency of judicious associa-
tiCn as remedy for the defect. Il
apprehends the nature of the difficulty
CO.: fronting all created beings, as mere
| iny .pendent units, and suggests the
ouiy practicable means of escape from
Iit~7rtG~ard consequences. And that
| Is essentially true, both III what 1t
te( hes, and in what it proposes. is
srs .iciently attested by its agreement
az we'll with the conclusions Of reason,
as with the facts OF experience
1t would seem that there is no de
partment of existence, aDimate or IN
an innate, in which this principle, in
sc.ne form or other. is not present and
operative. Its effects sare seen IN every
direction, in some cases. as apparent as
to- arrest the attention OF the most cas-
MI observer: in others, somew hat Oh
scare, vet indubitably existent. Even
the material world bears manifest evI-
deuce Of its presence and power. The
solid globe. in its structure and form
sIion, ls but the product OF different
elementary forces acting IN uni"n and
Icombination. The most orderly sub
stances. simple and homogeneous as
they NAV appear. are IN reality the
achievement aud result Of various
sFeneies. operating aud co operating
~ obedience to the primal law Of asso
nation. The chemist will resolve
these substances into their original
elements, and. by the use ct hls pecu
sar nomenclature, give you drscrlp
ton, more or less satisfactory, OF the
esthods Of elementary action. aud the
processes Of elementary combination.
The material world. then, both or.
Sanic and inorganic, may be regarded
- an illustration Of the united action
af various individual forces. and this.
20, without that iutidel aud aiheistic
.udencY so characteristic OF the &c
actions of many modern scientists
ksacing prevailing forms Of matter to
ne acflon of Iorcss cognifa0Ie 70 the
sensgs. they affect 10 doubt the exist
ence or any supernatural agency, agd
ignore the inspired record which de
clares that "ln the beginning ttsf
created th. heaven and the earth.
They coniiue their researches 10 mere
.ensible phenomena. aud refuse 10 20
beyond and inquire as 10 the origin OF
the forces concerned IN the production
Of these phenomena; as II the ascrr.
talnmcut and assignment Of the prox
innate Causes OF certalu physical mani
festa,lous. were the ultimate object OF
all legitimate inquiry, a limit, beyond
Shlch rational inyestig rt,on cannot
proceed. This NAV lie IN agreement
with the arbitrary limitations OF seen
t,tic proc. dure as applied to material
kHAb ttAN - - NSA' ~ eNNFANa " 'N't
tia, dominating principle of the m'nd,
xhich seeks TO trace effects. not only
10 their immediate uses, bat, through
all intermediate causes up 10 the pr
mary and determining cause OF all
Following this liue Of inquiry, ae rea.
son that. If the world around us owes
tie structure and form 10 the action OF
forces which are themselves essentially
material, then, back If these forces
and superior 10 them. there Is great
being. and endowed tAem with all the
energy and power they possess. BE
yond the oxygen and hydrogen OF
chemistry, beyond all the simple e.e
mentary agencies. there Is an uncre-
ated. supernatural agency, y,unllmited IN
resources and nntrammeied IN might,
the Creator of all things. and the Pre-
s~rser Of all things And il He has
chosen TO act through subordinate
agents mere creatures of His
will, and ministers Of His power in
the production of the sensible phe-
nomens surrounding us, that fact Is
we'll calcuIat q to exalt our concep.
tons of His grrutn' So, and enlarge our
reverence for His wisdom aui might.
But. ascending from inanimate ere
alton To the animate. We find the sam,
principle Cf associated acton equally
prevalent and dominant. Even IRA
tional creatures, obeying an instructive
lmpul-e of th.lr being, seek the com
pany of their fellaws, and expend thrir
activities in united effort From the
tiulest Insect up 10 the most powerful
aud complicated forms of animal life.
the fact obtains, with scarcely an ex-
ception; SO that association may be
Justly considered the rule of the IRA
tionai animal KINGDOM.
The purposes, to which their efforts
are directed, are us various and multi
form as the natures and capacities OF
the creatures themselves. Some throng
together in immense multitudeS, and,
laying ho,d upon the materials which
Nature has provided, by long aud pa
tent Industry, produce results in the
erection of original structures, or tn.
of previous conditions,
which are really wonderful in their
Others, less peaceful and
in their disposition, unite
f"r no apparent purpose except to de-
fend themselves from the attacks of
their enemies, or strengthen themselves
for successful aggression upon their
AS an illustration both Of the prin-
ciple Of association, in this connection,
and OF work accomplished by appar-
entiy the most insignificant of means,
take the case of the coral insect. Deep
down IN the caverns of the OCEAN, as
sisted 10y myriads Of its fellows, it lays
the foundations of its colossal under